[NU Sports] Pac 10 to invite 6 Big XII schools to join?

[Tom Maycock]

Agree with Mike's comments (below)--academics and a limited breadth of successful athletic programs are more likely to keep the other NU out of the Big Ten than concerns about population or TV markets. Also agree that joining the B10 would be a great move for Nebraska.

Tom



> possible), but other than a good football program 
and a devoted football fan 
> base (though with a small media market), 
Nebraska really doesn't bring a lot 
> to enhance the reputation of the 
conference in athletics, and not that much 
> in academics, either.  

The Big Ten is a strong basketball 
> conference, our men's basketball team 
is pathetic and the recent strength of 
> the women's team is far from the 
dynasty stage.  The best years of the 
> men's gymnastics team are in 
the past (I don't know that the NCAA is 
> committed to maintaining that as
a championship sport, either), and the 
> baseball team appears to have 
returned to mediocrity.  Women's 
> volleball might challenge Penn State's 
recent domination of the 
> conference.  I don't know what status bowling has
in the Big Ten.